Presenter: Ms. Jeri L. Kelly Marketing Officer and Lecturer

The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute

1. Food and Livelihood Security

◦ Hunting: Wild Hogs and Land Crabs

◦ Artisanal Fishing

◦ Craftwork : Wooden and Straw work

2. Biodiversity and Ecosystem function

◦ Indigenous wildlife including endangered and endemic

species, i.e. Bahama Oriole, Bahama Wild Hog

◦ Indigenous wild plants, i.e. Silver Top Palms

◦ Diverse ecosystems – Pine Forest, Mangroves, Coppice, Blue

Holes, Freshwater Reserves

3. Knowledge Systems and adapted Technologies

◦ Traditional and indigenous knowledge systems passed on from

previous generations

4. Culture, value systems and social organizations

◦ Direct descendants of the Seminole Indians

◦ Mythical creature the “Chickcharnie”

5. Remarkable Landscapes and Water Resources

◦ Vast amounts of Blue Holes

1. Reduced population and migration out of the

settlement

2. Generation Gap

3. Excessive hunting of wild hogs, poor hunting

practices

4. Forest degradation due to economic development and

natural disasters

5. Introduction of invasive alien species

6. Salt intrusion

1. Ministry of Environment and Housing:

a) Forestry Unit

b) Department of Physical Planning

c) Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST)

Commission

2. Ministry of Agriculture: The Bahamas Agriculture

and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI)

3. Bahamas National Protected Area System (BNPAS)